TP to chart new course with Hilton
New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, has appointed Glen Hilton as its new chief executive officer effective March 1.
One of Hilton's immediate tasks is to oversee PTP's RM1.4 billion expansion.
It involves the building of two new berths and three blocks of container yards, the purchasing of new cranes and electrifying of existing rubber-tyred gantries.
The expansion will raise PTP's annual handling capacity by 25 per cent to 10.5 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and increase the number of berths to 14 with total quay length of 5km.
The expansion will complete Phase 2 of PTP's master plan.
Construction work on the new berths measuring 720m has started and is slated for completion in May next year.
"Hilton's track record and extensive experience in managing ports and delivering results makes him the ideal candidate for this position.
"He is also an inspiring leader and we look forward to Hilton stepping into his new role to continue PTP's development and expansion plans," said PTP chairman Datuk Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman in a statement yesterday.
Hilton has spent 12 years with various ports in the DP World Group.
He played a crucial role in the turnaround of Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic and the successful start-up of Ho Chi Minh City container terminal in Vietnam.
PTP's new berths and equipment will be able to handle the Maersk Line Triple-E vessels, a new generation container ships with 18,000 TEUs capacity.